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Attributed commentary excerpt

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Lamentations 5:13

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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young men . . . grind--The work of the lowest female slave was laid on young men (Jdg 16:21; Job 31:10). children fell under . . . wood--Mere children had to bear burdens of wood so heavy that they sank beneath them.
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